Living in Mexico’s kill zone | The Full Report
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- Опубліковано 6 січ 2025
- Michoacan state is an epicenter of Mexico's violence. While cartels, vigilantes & authorities fight, the population's trapped in the middle. Al Jazeera spent a month on the ground in the state to investigate.
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The saddest part of this is how beautiful and incredible the state and people of Michoacán are. They deserve better.
All mexicans deserve better!
🤣🤣🤣
All of mexico deserve better
@@EldePHX I agree.
@@viverasschweiz I agree.
My heart breaks for the old man that cant light a candle for his dad
Yes
Chinga tu madre México! :(
Yeah. U can feel the despair. It’s hard to hear from an old man saying “at my age, what can I do?
Don't cry to hard, in the south of Mexico, probably becouse they don't eat all the processed food, as the U.S. does, 80, 90 even 100, walking in the parks, even dancing
what's a candle going to do? its useless, that's catholic Dogma, anyone that is not reconciled to Jesus Christ personally is going to the eternal lake of fire, a candle is for the devil
18:43 he’s crying cuz they’re gonna kill him. They lied to you saying they’re gonna send him to rehab that’s bs. They’re gonna execute him and he knows it
I know dude that dude is swiss cheese
Yup that’s why they took a picture like that
Si
They butchered him alive I’ve seen the video
Straight up. It's all about money. They're not gonna spend money on sending someone to rehab
“We’re not the bad guys”. Watches videos of them dismembering people alive
The people they dismember are rival cartel members
What's up my friend
I love those videos
@@joellopez499 Theres nothing to love about watching these evil videos. But its okay, because one day you will watch that one video, that will change you. And not for the good...trust me
@@Schizo00woah trust your pineal gland
Sad to see a proud rancher & farmer humiliated and torn from his native lands by evil men.
Even made him can’t see his pops
And he just wants to live alone in peace on his land. Seriously, I guess that’s asking too much for one person, who has had that land, and their family for generations.
These cartels, and governments are really Fk up how they treat people, as if they are nothing at all.
@@momwithaplan1287 legit this is a cruel world we live in🤦♂️
The only farmer that stood his ground was Don Allejo. An old man armed with bolt action rifles and shotguns defeated a whole squad of sicarios who were armed with full auto and grenade launchers. He did not survive but to this day the cartels have a mutual respect for him.
@@SuspiciousGanymede they should make a movie about this Don Allejo guy... much respect for him RIP
They have serious balls going there and filming this. Big respect✊
Ccc.ii.aa protection
@@incorectulpolitic single 304 moms hit differently
They didn’t just go in there, they had to ask for permission
Yeah until they get cut off and fed to their pets 🙄
They're the cartel soo🤷♂️
Just knowing my dad is from here, seeing how he fled to America to give me and my family a better chance at life and success, I'm grateful for what my dad does for us to be safe and well
I’m from Michoacán and left as a kid , my family tells me it’s best to not visit
@@almiighttrack3158 my grandmas town in Michoacán used to be peaceful but now it’s empty because everyone left due to the violence and gun shots
I’ve met a lot of ppl from Michoacán here in the US. Can’t say I blame ANYONE for attempting to escape such horrible circumstances. How sad that the civilians have to fend for themselves. Smh
Never forget your roots though.
Never Ever...
This shows us how much suffering people go through and all of us who are safe need to appreciate the life we have
My father and his Town had to create a defense force against the cartels in Guerrero . All to protect the Mango farms and village live stock. This is life.
Same thing with avocados right?
@@glossjunkies6026 yes
Wish you well man...
Lies
@@iamrich9045 best of wishes.
the self defense groups eventually end up being a new narco...
Literally always.
Do they really have a choice how was I supposed to I’m teen fire arms and ammunition Mexico is not like the US where you can go to a gun store and purchased guns and ammunition to defend yourself
As long as they don’t extort the population and kill innocent people do what you Gotta do
@@sirwixalotful Nah BS. These people are evil, they are brutal, and selling hard drugs is the work of the devil.
@@sirwixalotful they charge a fee
A lot of people in different parts of the world live in hardship mainly caused by corruption in government. This life is truly a test.
It's a game. The game of life, where if you get good at it you stay in the game and u advance to the next level and so forth.
and this hardship is not what they're telling you, they're a bunch of extorters and criminals, who love to infiltrate the military to cause harm to civies just for the sake of making the cops look bad, dont trust their words, as they killed 1000 in jalisco alone for minding their own business.
Well said
Politicians are sponsered by different cartels. More like political puppets. How ever China is supplying most fentynal for all cartels, pretty much China is winning while Mexico and America take the L.
@@pinacolada1393 And america aswell, because people buy the drugs which give profit mostly to big cartels.
This needs to be shown on American media. Our country talks about the cartel but fails to show what is going on. Might offend someone. Thank you for this information.
We have what? 13 million Mexican descendants? I am one. Believe me we know. We aren’t stupid.
@@ErikPTit’s not whether we think you are stupid or not. It’s why does the government owned media prefer to hide what each government is perpetrating. Both countries politicians are getting rich off of people dying as usual and the people in the United States and Mexico suffer because they are in control…not us
UA-cam is an american company, theres no more cable tv, your "smart statement" just sux dude lol
“We don’t need to steal, we’re drug traffickers.” Oh, that’s much better, thanks for clarifying
I mean it technically is
Nobody is forcing anyone to use drugs. Who created these drugs in the first place?
@@therret2901 no one forced anyone to take fentanyl.
He's no hypocrite, you have to give him that, as bad as they may be
@@erics2305 at least not yet.
I'm flying out to Michoacan tomorrow to visit my grandfather. He's not doing well after my grandmother passed a few weeks back. He wants to see me, and I can't say no to him. Wish us luck, folks.
Update: I'm stateside again. Saw two dead men on the first day, but once we got to my grandfather's place, it was surprisingly quiet. Tacos were phenomenal, that stand down the block was even better than I remember. Overall trip was a strong 7/10. Thank you to everyone for your well wishes and advice, I was sincerely not expecting so much support. Be well, be safe.
it’s not bad here in Jerehuaro, best of luck to wherever you are and to your abuelito 👍
Doug Villegas
Low profile.
Best of luck. May he live long in peace
You'll be fine just put your head down and keep on walking
Are you there yet?
Pray for Mexico and all those innocent souls being lost at the hands of Terrorist and corrupt politicians
LOL yeah cause prayers are working
@Michael Meeks most people killed by cartel members are people who were involved in the drug trade in one way or another. The cartels don’t usually mess with your average everyday citizen because it brings heat down on them, bad for business.
How do I know? I live in Mexico.
I will pray for those innocent souls being lost at the hands of terrorists and corrupt politician's and may God bless you from Ireland blessings to the people of Mexico and God help those in need of your aid , stop the suffering .
@@wantanamera You don't know anything.
@@wantanamera that’s bs, my Pueblo for all it’s history never had cartel and know la familia michoacana and Jalisco are invading my town villa Guerrero, they ask for money and threaten everyone if they don’t pay they’ll kill them
Needs to be seen by all Americans so that they can understand current events. Our mass media is not covering issues in depth like this and I think it's important to understand just how out of control things have become in Mexico.
Excellent point. Michoacan is my state I used to go visit every year growing up. It was so different back then, paradise. Never thought or knew it had become a living nightmare for the locals. With all the migrants coming over, I was under the impression that people were crossing simply to have a better future, aka, illegal crossings. That's what the news covers, but boy was I wrong. This tells a very different story indeed in which asylum should be warranted to all of these poor families who've abandoned their home to avoid cartel execution and make the journey north to simply survive. so heartbreaking
Exactly. This is why military action by the U.S. needs to be taken. Mexican Drug cartels are a terrorist organization.
And why the border needs to be secure by any means necessary!
@@edwelndiobel1567 lol imagine spewing that border nonsense when your country literally caused a huge spike in death back in 2006 that is still going on. Americans are too immature to ever take "personal responsibility".
@@edwelndiobel1567 Oh yeah, working so well with the CIA, DEA, and FBI selling arms to the cartels, corrupt customs officers allowing guns and drugs to pass through the border, and on and on. America needs to legalize drugs, stop putting people into prison for addiction and open up a ton of rehab centers around the country instead of spending billions on bombing Middle Eastern countries. Imagine what we could have improved if we didn't stupidly and illegally invade Iraq and Afghanistan. Trillions of dollars could have gone towards improving our infrastructure and lifting up our own people but nope. America is a cesspit of corruption, addiction and the number one reason why the cartels thrive like this.
The way they’re laughing while they captured that drug dealer sent a shiver down my spine
Yeah they’re cartels too. They try to act like they’re the good guys but they’re criminals too.
@@angelgjr1999 but CJNG does that but threatens the enemy and kill their rivals... If that made sense? Haha
Sending him to a "rehab center"..... riiiiiiight
I saw a "video" where the dudes were laughing the same way - as they were cutting him up.
Yea looks a lot like the beginning of a cartel dismemberment video. Poor dude, just for a little amount of nothing.
When the "authority" is NOT in control, they are either incompetent or colluded.
May God send guidance. Let those who will need Him receive the Blessings.
@@johnnycreighton29 Blessings to you and yours Johnny
@@ecoturismovalle1570 thank you, God keep you safe
. . . or, BOTH ! 😝😡💀
@@rottingravensblood9106 Incompetent? Open your eyes, did you even watch the video? Take a close look at the trucks and guns they use, they are all trained aswell, they just dont want to work... thats all... Thats why we can only trust our special forces or the marines...
"thats life and we just have to accept it"
Meanwhile across the border: "Im offended by milk"
Or tell immigrants like this "go back where you came from do it the legal way" like they have the time for all that
@@titoace408 What does that have to do with his comment we're talking about a on going problem in Mexico fueled by Americas addiction to drugs immigration has nothing to do with the war on drugs
@@titoace408 ....You can hate "others" all you want, but it's the crazy huge US demand of drugs ($$) what drives this horror. If it also makes a lot of scared people to leave their homes, then think twice when you see another Junkie and another corrupt politician in YOUR streets talking BS.
For someone to break the law to use drugs someone already has to have broken the law to sell drugs.
Don't worry, Democrats are working as hard as they can to import the cartels.
Mi sólidaridad al hermano pueblo de Mèxico se lo que es vivir en medio de la inseguridad , tanta violencia y los traumas que esto causa , ojalá y pronto se termine esa pesadilla . Saludos desde El Salvador
You guys manage to do even worse than Mexico! Congrats!
@@overthetip "you guys" stopid gringo
@@overthetip You have no idea what you're talking about. They got a no nonsense president that built a huge compound and is taking care of the violent gang problem that STEMMED from the US prison system. Get better informed before spewing garbage out of your mouth, simpleton.
@@overthetipbro 😂😂😂
Felicidades, ahora tienen un presidente con los guevos bien puestos que los cuida y castiga a las lacras nosotros valemos madre con este inútil
I once heard a member of a cartel say “the cartel is as big as the government wants” that says a lot.
You heard that in a video stfu
only bc they are allowed.
@@jaimemartinez3866 i can easily tell you guys are mexican, you both barely make any sense.
@@B8qp tell me where you live. Ill visit ya.
@@jaimemartinez3866 i live in narnia kid
My mother and father both are from Michoacán ( I was born in California and raised in Michoacán)a beautiful state and a shame it's becoming a death bed for all its citizens. My aunt who's almost 85 yrs old had my cousin driving his truck loaded with avocados to sell was stopped by some gunmen and they told him to either leave the truck to them or he would die there. Of course he chose life.... such a horrible life.
All its citizens?
That's a lie
Why be born here to go back?
@@sheilafuller3899 bothe my parents had their parents alive, so every year we would go back to visit and help them because they were too poor and older.
@@sheilafuller3899 because it's better when you're not living in a crime-infested area.
The old man brought me to tears. I don’t understand how anyone can treat old people like that.
They kill babies so why would they care about old people mate
Jeremiah 17:9
You know they skin people alive, right?
@@raphk9599 we know edgy boy, makes no sense to bring more wood to the fire
@@cliffordmacksr724 Amen, God never forsakes his own
Im mexican and im ashamed of my people doing this to each other 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
"Why are you crying?"
They're going to kill him probably.
ssshhhhhh... Calm. No worries, friend. Stay calm, keep moving.
I don’t think so gonna take him to jail
@@JuanCSoto-jq8xs where he'll subsequently be killed probably
@@JuanCSoto-jq8xs Noup, Tepalcatepec's Cartel is real, they keep a clash with the CJNG. They kill their rivals too.
They took that picture at the time of the capture and will take another picture of the decapitated body.
The kid crying knew he was gonna get killed by the cartel when they heard the audios on his phone
at what time is it at?
Almost at the end
@@diegosanchezsurfing1245 18:17. "Rehab" a hole in the ground
@@diegosanchezsurfing1245 18:36
Wasn't cartel, self defense paramilitary group.
Revealing the face of the last woman giving the interview wasn't smart - in as much as she agreed to reveal herself the journalist should have covered her face ; such a sad story.
Especially revealing her full name as well. Why they would do that I’m not really sure.
@@armeddeafboi7276 most outsiders don't take the threats seriously
Stupid is..As Stupid does.. True meaning shows here.
They did that entire family dirty with this interview 🤦♂️🤦♂️ I hope they get through this alright.
They threatened this family, the family should of told everyone who threatened them. That way when/If they die there's no doubt about who the killer was and who the swat needs to get.
Awesome county and people They don't deserve these troubles
@Kai Ikaika If you watch the video, people result to crime because of no jobs.
@@PyroShieldsnot really u can still get forced to do crime
Shout to these guys for putting their heads on the line to bring us this 😂
Al Jazeera gain pretty good reputation worldwide due to them giving news that are against US\israel, russia and China narrative all at the same time. So they are considered as trustworthy due to having that credibility of bashing everyone.
The cartel wants this publicity. It shows who is in charge. Also, it clears their name of any bad rumors
@@backpackpepelon3867 the reporter straight up said to the cartel guys face "u say ur friendly but I hear ur lying and ur violent and brutal" calling the cartel soldier out in his face. Thats bold
@You Tube i laugh at the Americans who cry oppression lol they are pathetic and have no idea how good they have it
Literally
Feels like this shits been going on forever. My people are some of the most hardworking and loving people, they don’t deserve this smh
@SomedayIWillTravel just one problem.. you can make that happen but realize that nearly all politicians there would be gone dawg. It’s tough out here
Your people need to get together instead of leaving the country
@@patriciamunsch3920 And your people need to keep control of your government so they don't meddle in others and cause that migration in the first place.
@@patriciamunsch3920 ..."Your people need to get together....".--- Haha! Your people should stop paying $ billions to numb their minds with garbage. Their mindless demand of drugs is what drives this "traffic". Think about this video when you see another lazy junkie in your streets.
Our people always fight just that no one got the Huevos to step up
The old man Broke my heart
The pain these bad men has caused is generational. I hope one the entirety of Mexico can be set free from this unnecessary violence
It’s sad that the world sucks, for way too many innocent people.
Power, money, drugs, corrupts all.
pot made in mexico gringos coping $$$
How innocent are they really no one is innocent in this life only babies everyone works for someone or something
Under Biden, the US will soon be part of "Mexico's kill zone".
@@gailwaters814 he cant its not his country.
To Mr Jolman and his team: my biggest compliment for the brutally honest portrayal of an ever-growing uncertain situation in Mexico. Not even Mexican reporters are willing to ask the hard questions let alone interview the cartels´ members. Thank you for your investigation! Gracias
Personajes México does go check it out
Yeah cuz they live here it's a big difference
You have a nordic first name and hispanic surname. If thats your real name I like your parents.
Mexican reporters are murdered
Mexicans reporters are not willing..MAYBE YOU SHOULD KNOW THOSE QUESTIONS ASK.150 DEAD F REPORTERS
sure he can ask..he be on plane home after
Getting out as fast as we can..
Driver: 15 miles per hour
Have you seen Mexico's streets ???
@@_Rizist Who cares? I'ma peel off as soon as shots ring.
@@PR4U2NV I think the point is that if you're not paying attention you'll immobilize your vehicle.
@@BicycleFunk The streets are empty, bruh!??
I think the point is the Media created Spin for "Dramatic Effect".
A great respect for this reporter!! 🙌
Heart breaking!! So sad. My heart goes out to all those poor innocent people. I’m a grown man and my eyes got watery seen that poor 17 year old girl and her family having to flee.
She was raped for 3 straight days now pregnant, the cartel is a cancer they are parasites they’re not humans they’re animals
Same here life is just messed up for allot of people and they just have to face it so sad! Old man the pain he must feel in his heart seeing his family sleeping in that tent!
I love how the reporter put them in the spot contradicting their "humble" actions
What part was that?
@@MickeyReyMoggy around 16:30 when he asked him about dealing drugs
The point was that they dont have business kidnapping innocent people and they just mind their own business selling drugs.
@@Robert-no3ds you believe that?
@@Noahkuenzler I believe that was his point. And to an extent it's true.
My respects to the journalist and reporters. They couldn’t pay me enough to go in there.
Me either
Happy everyone not soft like you
@@millionaire773 bruh you try and go to a place full of a cartel and guns
Stop bro. Al jazerra interviewed taliban and isis who would really love to kill a foreign journalist. These guys not so much.
Bro my dad still lives there and I’m scared to go I haven’t been over since since 2018 can’t believe how much it changed
Corruption is the problem
This is why I would never do any illegal drugs. I would never want to contribute to this madness.
Legalize marijuana, its one of the biggest dents we can make in the drug war. More people use marijuana in the USA than any drug besides alcohol. Everyone likes to get high, but not everyone wants to do heroin, cocaine and lose their lives and families from it and alcohol tastes bad and causes too many people to do stupid things, we had to make something legal and alcohol was there, everyone likes to get high and its a stressful society, its not like we can just grow and raise our own food so easily and that costs money too plus the time you have to wait until you can harvest, everything needs money and a 9-5 is stressful. People want a break in life but alcohol isnt always the answer for that stress relieving
@@ThePeacePlant Alcoholic beverages do not cause harm when drank responsibly and with responsible behavior. Alcoholic beverages should always be legal.
فتح الدماغ مخدر don’t be ridiculous
@@daddypig.5796don’t be a dug induced monkey lol
🎯
They say they are only "drug dealers". But at this point the operations have gotten so sophisticated that they are starting to go after agriculture (avocado, tequila, etc.) since food prices are sky rocketing and drugs have become more common/legal....
Nothing less than following the footsteps of America..thats the American way..
@@matthewmaxcy1574 sheesh 🤧
Yeah right. His rehab clinic will be a 5,56 mm standard NATO behind an ear. And they paint this like some kind of a win against the Jalisco cartel.. Yeah right. They got a poor kid who's a junkie and probably did some low end job for the cartel so he can get high.. And now he'll die. I would be crying like a baby too.
@@matthewmaxcy1574 greatest country in the world who wouldn’t follow them
Foreigners are causing this.
Another top quality news piece from AL Jazeera.
Cartel has ties so deep it even plays a role into the cost of avocados being high lol
Expensive?!?
@hakuna matata Why OG Shadow never spoke about this ?
@@helenerabia6676 he doesn't really seem to be as all-knowing as he makes people think he is, a lot of the time he is just reporting things he sees on other sources like borderland beat. I think he is an alright guy, just not as wise as he tries to look.
Mexicans don't know that behind all this are all the corrupt ex-precidents carlos salinas de gortari felipe calderon and dummass Enrique peñanieto
@@corb1776 I mean, if he really was on the Antrax he as a lot of knowledge but he never go that deep and that's why some people call him a liar.
That last family broke my heart but the love for each other wins.
Outstanding journalism! And people wonder why these people are rushing the border. Our quality of life is such that had you not seen this video , what occurs there daily may have been inconceivable to us. And by all means , unbelievable.
OK Qatar
Main reason why Duterte hate drugs.... Mexico is indeed becoming a FULL FLEDGED narco state...
I fell for all your people 🙏 if you or anybody you know make it over here to the United States I know I can direct you to help🙏 Jesus please bring peace to these people and protect them from the devil and his bad spirits🙏 allow them and there city and towns to prosper and make it home for them again 🙏 And if that can't be then please send them with safe travels to there new home keep them away from harm 🙏 I pray that they have come to you, Jesus here my prayers Amen 🙏
Don't start your BS the cartel is bringing them over get a clue
@@judahtribe7 um… no.
These cartels are already in Northern California and Southern Oregon since the local law enforcement doesn't have the funds to control the crime. All the people in this video have no political power. I'm afraid the samr.will happen in this country.
🌏 They're in almost every city now. All the way to Canada & beyond. Canada needs their drugs, too.
That police chief told everyone on that road blockade to leave because they’re in business with each other
My Respect to that reporter👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 he really put his life on the line for this video
And the world is crying over petty things.
like *RiGgEd eLeCtIoNs*
And the world is crying Not only because of petty things.
But because of government interference (in US the CIA, FBI NSA) via orchestrating and manipulating race and gender warfare on Americans with the aid of the PedoMedia Cartel.
People in america cry and scream because they get some minor racism problem or problem with their sexuality when people in 3rd world countries are being shot and kidnapped and blown up
@@hasanhaitham276 it’s easy to do that in comfort
@@elbinx760 like Calling you the wrong pronouns
Vivo no Brasil e é assustador ver o que acontece no México, pq diferente do meu país, os carteis de lá comandam quase todo o país e o governo não sabe mais o que fazer. Enquanto isso, no Brasil a violência está diminuindo ano após ano e as gangues se concentram em pequenos locais como favelas e não estados inteiros como no México.
Good for Brazil
That’s super odd to say, I’ve always felt that Brazil is levels above when it comes to actual violence. Mexico is violent but Brazil is extreme, you say it’s concentrated but there’s a lot out there about how if you live there long enough your bound to get robbed at gunpoint or knife
@@jumpy2xstreaming The majority of the Brazilian population lives in urban areas, and this type of violence is an urban phenomenon. This is why you see countless people reporting crimes of this type online, but this does not reflect the country as a whole. The homicide rate in the north of the country is much higher than in the south, and the same happens in Mexico (both are huge countries), but in Brazil the north is poor and the south is more developed, whereas in Mexico it is the opposite, That's why the overall quality of life in Brazil is better.
Violence in Brazil is based on small crimes and in urban areas, that is, you won't die, but it could be that some kid passes by you and pulls your backpack in large centers. In Mexico, it's terrorism, kidnapping, a market financed by the USA that won't change either, unlike Brazil, which has been reducing crime year after year. In 2017 the homicide rate was 29.2 in Brazil and in 2023 18.7. In Mexico, in 2017 it was 22.5 and in 2023 it was 23.5 (remembering that this number could even be higher due to the lack of transparency of the numbers on the part of the Mexican government, as kidnappings and underreporting are not taken into account).
@@Samuel-fo4gv I would have to very much disagree with you, Brazil is not a “better” place to live than Mexico, Brazil is a crime culture country just like Colombia. The people there will never be able to stop robbing and killing no matter what they do, it’s in your culture. But for Mexico there’s parts that are safe, Brazil you guys don’t have anything that’s truly safe just safer than favelas
Al Jazeera shame on you for not disguising the innocent family at end. If they are killed I hold you responsible for that!
Al Jazeera only loves MONEY and SENSATIONALISM... They dont have concern for private individuals whatsover... Pretty sure when that lady or her family gets in trouble Al Jazeera would be the first to be there to report that story.... Just another STORY and money for them...
More honor that Israel for sure doe
That family at the end ran to avoid selling their daughter or getting killed. Hopefully the USA gives them asylum, they definitely need it.
They also need to make sure they cross the border in a legal manner
@UClvD2AZC71xxgvDHON2UJIQ oh fupk off dude legal manner.
Showing up at the border with the news crew would have done wonders for there case.
Alot of people out there need it...not just them... USA cannot accept the entire world. What gives them priority over another desperate family in Danger? ..... If we want to truly help them, we need to fix the country itself, so that these people do not need to flee their homes and can look forward to nice life in Mexico very similar to any life they could have in USA.
@@critiquememockme2053 Thank you, exactly...
Heart breaking story brought to us by brave journalist.
Failed society, and yet they have the nerves to not want to accept help from the U.S army
The government is corrupt to the core
crazy how these dudes literally rocking the same weapon i carry and im in the army infantry. a m249 saw machine gun is not cheap
Only reason they can afford those weapons is because of drug money, before that they were poor af
@@califaern3sto Thanks To American Money They Live Like Kings Till Game Over
@@locorangel9847 yeah most won't make it to old age
@@califaern3sto not even us who live a normal life tomorrow not promise to any one Rich Poor Good Or Bad.....Lifes Is Barrowed
They are cheap ... less than $1,000
I was born and raised in Michoacan. It really saddens me to see the cruel reality and lack of action by the authorities. This was once paradise.
sii amigo
No government or what?
Why did you leave, if it's paradise?
@@rickp3753 Did you not see the video?
@@rickp3753 "was once"
This govt is so corrupt. My family is from Paracho. Been going since I was a boy. Two years ago I went back to visit, unfortunately I will not be returning any time soon
@@Andres-sr7uv Its ugly thats why , they don’t want to risk it if ppl see that you aren’t from there or don’t go often, a tourist then they’ll come after you.
Dont,once they smell you
By third visit you become extortion bait
@@uriel1919V3 🧢
@@AleEH2 not cap when its true and its happens a lot🤷♂️
Lol i am from Aranza, a nearby town
Open your eyes, this is what happens when the good people think that ignoring crime will make it go away. As soon as bad things start happening good people must rise and fight back, otherwise it'll be too late.
The government are getting money from cartels so they will never stop them. It supplies US and more with drugs Government happy people are crazy if they think governments are not in on the biggest money maker on the planet.
And who are good and bad people here?
It is to late. Because the government is spent. Corruption has eaten to the centre of power and poisoned it. Now it has spread to the whole country . They need help. SOS ✊☘️
@@1individeo do I really need to answer that?
@@Alicia-BG what I mean is we dont really know who is the bad guy here. Cartels have caused thousands of deaths but did more for the poor mexicans than any government has ever done for them, including the US Gov.
I was born in Michoacán. Almost all my family is from there. So sad to see this. Such a beautiful state and beautiful people. A testament to how corrupt and incompetent both Federal and state governments are in Mexico. It's an embarrassment!!!
Blame the united states,,,,,,united cartels they learn from
American government is just as corrupt, they are just better at hiding the fact. As an American it is embarrassing how our government exacerbates this problem by giving these cartels free reign of our border, allowing them to profit from our ineptitude. I believe it all stems from corruption of the American political system, these cartels are not stupid, they know American politicians can be bought just like Mexico's politicians, the price just might be higher. Only when all of us good people come together and decide we have had enough will it change. I had hope AMLO would be different but he is just more of the same.
Is Michoacán particularly dangerous , or are many states in the same situation ?
The Vatican allows the government and cartel to do what they want because they profit off of it
@@daviddoink872 it has been a very dangerous state for almost 20 years. Morelia in the central area is ok during the day. Driving from morelia to say uruapan or apatzingan, is a death trip for non locals.
My grandfather lived through the Mexican revolution. He said he tried living peacefully but the government came by and beat him up and afterwards the rebels did the same. He joined the first armed group he found afterwards. In such a situation those who sit on the sidelines are only victims. One must either leave or take up arms.
You are so correct, there is no in between now. With or against are the only two options. Good or evil.
My grandfather from Michoacán was in the Mexican revolution for the feds as a boy because he liked the uniforms. He came to the US shortly after that.
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Tough guys ....where do they get those machine guns from they all US WEAPONS.
Operation - Fast and furious CIA
to this day US id supplying mass amounts of guns to Mexico
There's no solution for the cartel situation everybody is involved and corrupt
Too much money can keep all the important players occupied and never wanting to really end it as long as they feed the world with drugs.
Complete legalization would put them out of business but that will probably never happen.
@@DavidTaylor-qd3wn Big pharmacy companies wants to sell vaccines , and government make money chasing cartels, political reavers make money,by saying there doing something about it. But the cartels don't need to treat the people like dirt, sharing is caring and the ruling the patches there protecting could be better for those innocent people who are caught in the middle. Then you would here, I can't complain,we to work and we need to eat. Every body is a winner.
A nuclear winter m8
Send in the military and slaughter the cartels and their families, to the better benefit of the country as a whole. They know where these people live and operate from their own intel and what the DEA provides them.
I'm from Culiacán, Sinaloa (also Mexico) and I really appreciate these guys took the time for this documentary. It takes too much courage to demonstrate the reality that exists in the states attacked by drug trafficking and political corruption that my country is experiencing. I totally hope that nothing happens to the interviewer for showing one of the strong realities that Mexico is experiencing, given that people who make this kind of thing known tend to "disappear" by the goverment. Take good care of yourselves and thank you very much for doing this.
espero que vos y tu familia siguen estando bien, saludos desde Inglaterra
There’s lots of documentaries like this on the internet (about Mexico and the cartels). So it’s no secret what things are like there (from a government perspective). If you’re going to ‘disappear’, it’s going to happen whilst you’re actually in Mexico making the documentary. And then it’s usually because by kidnapping you, people can demand a ransom.
This documentary was made a while ago so safe to say that nothing bad happened.
This has got to be the best documentary and I’ve seen about 15 on this subject WOW Great reporting
you really got my attention when you said that its the government that can make them disappear. Jee'z.
Such a great, thought provoking video (and comment). A beautiful country, such great culture, yet all we hear (where im from) is the killings, the kidnappings, the drugs, etc.
Well said
I feel so sorry for the normal innocent people that just want to live in peace. I'm a veteran of the British Army. I felt proud to serve, helping to keep peace and protect those that can't protect themselves. Now I'm just an old man, and believe me, it's so rewarding to show respect and kindness to others.
Cartel has ruined a beautiful country! Pretty sad!
cartel that america had armed up and americans are paying dr...gs
You can see the pain in every single persons eyes!
My Family Is From Here Damm Feel bad for my people's
Been to Michoacán before it turned into what it is now. It truly is heartbreaking. Such a beautiful state. A lot of good memories there.
Before, sound like you never returned, your getting your information from U.S. reporters video's, if you want right now, your experience would be no different then before, what you call BEFORE
@UCFwbpATBaLBpkE0ufV08sMg you’re an idiot if you really believe that I get wanting to deny the fact that Mexico is getting dangerous trust me I have family there but coping by denying isn’t wise
@@jahyeet1137 are you in criminals activates then don't worry about it and the U.S. there some real nut cases in the U.S. crime all over, for General crime the U.S. is worst, don't get involved in the cartel
@@cassiegonzalez6545 if you really think the crime rate in the United States is worse than in Mexico you’re a pendejo y tienes que sacarte la cabeza del culo 😂
It’s not beautiful in any capacity 😂
They should have hid the identity of the towns people coming forward, hopefully they are safe somewhere and not murdered
yea or at least blurred their faces a little bit
Exactly…should’ve blurred out their faces…now they gonna use face recognition to get to them. You think the border police going to protect them?
All this reporters are like vultures, scavenger animals they don't give a f#@% about the locals a lot of this types of documentaries and news of this sort are paid for by the opposition in the government and mexicos and foreign wealthiest businessman that were benefiting from the previous corrupt government. This new government stopped the looting of Mexico we are talking about billions of dollars. Its very very complicated
Great video thank you for your courage and the risks that you take.
The balls on these guys. I can’t believe the coverage and interviews they got
Why are you crying? That broke my heart because he knew that his fate was not a rehab but an endless night of torture
dont forget the headshot that he gets if he is lucky
The way those security posed with that guy when taking the photo reminded me of the cartels and how they posed before brutally murdering the people they captured. So no way that guy was going to have it easy after that.
Almost like posing with freshly shot game.
What did he do wrong? Cause he had drugs?
Couldn’t it be for personal use?
@@jtarantula3390 Thats such a naive way of thinking
The old man unable to light a candle for his father's grave, on his own property is heartbreaking.
my uncle died from a cartel shooting in mexico
Que triste viejo
It's crazy to think that some of these guys in the cartels will be the nicest and most polite people you will ever meet. But knowing they have that demon side of them makes it truly unerving when around them.
The U.S. is feeding them and making them stronger.
How is the US making this people you saw stronger? Only FACTS.
@@jahidmussan5814 The war on drugs, Drugs won, if USA would regulate it. it would take away the buisinesmodel forever.
@@jahidmussan5814 operation fast and furious And Biden’s open border laws enriching the cartels with human trafficking more then ever now is that enough facts for you?
@@jahidmussan5814 the big guys are from the US, Mexican cartel just does the dirty jobs the Americans won’t do, they’re the ones who give them everything they need training, guns, money…I know people don’t think it’s true, but it is
@@bossiesur show me a law biden made where it says the border should be open. If you cant dont reply
This is what happens to a country when the public turns a blind eye to corruption ...!
Hm I wonder who funds and arms cartels
That’s a very true statement
@@MZ95 yea
This is what happpens when millions pay a lot of money to get their minds numbed with garbage. See, Mexico has always been corrupted, but this violence happened only when in 2006 the Mexican govt declared "war" on drugs (most sold to the US). Keep this mind when you see a lazy US Junkie and another corrupt US politician talking BS.
@@MZ95 ...Of course the US. Only very corrupted authorities and politicians could let their country be the world's biggest drug consumption market on the planet. Not India. Not China. The US and its people drive the drug demand and this "traffic".
No demand, no supply. Simple.
Al Jazeera is consistently some of the best investigative journalism.
It’s so sad how sinister the world becomes the older u get
Some of us are just a bit fortunate. Its sad for the children that are born into the sinister side of the world . Its the only one they know.
There has always been evil since the beginning of time. We are just oblivious to it the younger we are.
What sinister this is human nature you can't cover it by rainbow flags you will always find evil in humans just imagine what people were doing to themselves Few hundred years ago
You need to open up a history book.
Alternative news.
Los Viagras is in Michoacán fighting CNG. The way they tell it, they’re just security team tired of Jalisco guys extorting their farmers
It’s the other way around tbh all the Michoacán cartels extort and kill their own people Jalisco doesn’t need too they have tons of different ways to make money
I agree the states own cartels extort , kidnap and terrorize their own people . I know of family that had to pay their share just to run a business in zamora michoacan
Paladins could assist, serve, & protect. God willing.
@@eldude831 bro Zamora like 30 mins away from my small town wtf
@@Alexmartinez70745 Move to the us before you see the cartles.
End the war on drugs. Foreign and domestic, it causes significantly more harm than the drugs themselves, it makes it impossible to minimize the harm done by the drugs and reverse it when possible.
The problem in these areas is poverty, the drugs just add a hellish component in the mix
You don’t even know what your saying, society and everything you know would be destroyed in less than 100 yrs if all drugs were legalized....
@@ADAM-dc2xn not true at all , look at Portugal.
@@ADAM-dc2xn yeah, I do know what I'm saying. It's based off of the evidence of the Netherlands and Portugal.
Edit: they didn't "make drugs legal" they decriminalized them and put the money that went towards sending them to prison into effective, evidence based treatments.
The most ironic thing is that our current incompetent and idiotic president has actually put a stop to the Drug War here in Mexico; so what are the results of that?, this sort of situations, there has been an increment on violence and homicides since he ordered such halt to the war and since he gave orders to the military and police that Cartel members mustn't be chased extensivily as in previous regimes.
Also, ironically in the regime that started the Drug War in this country, there were less homicides and way less violence; not saying that starting the Drug War here in Mexico was a good idea, but the fact that now the military and police don't have the enjailment or execution of those bastards as their top priority has just made everything worse.
That old man's interview broke my heart.................i pray for these people. May they find home, safety, peace.
If you really want to help these people then help them and take actions. Praying is a lazy thing for doing nothing to make things better. God is man made bullshit. Praying does not do anything
This has brown my heart completely!! My dad is from Michoacán, we can’t even go leave flowers to my grandparents graves, bc god knows what can happened. A lot of ppl still travel there, but taking chances is just too much! I would love to help financially to anyone in this video. If anyone knows how! 💕 especially the older man who lost his his house🥺
Broken***
Im moving there
That poor ole man broke my heart. Reminds me of my dad. He’s from Michoacán and I’m so blessed he moved out.
@@bridgetrodriguez4643 how are you now?😊
@@bridgetrodriguez4643 are getting deported?
Michoacán is a beautiful state and it saddens me that it’s only getting worse with violence. My husband is from there and I’ve gone with him to visit his dad, but sadly I don’t see myself going again. My father in law was kidnapped and held ransom 2 weeks ago. Luckily he’s alive but he no longer feels safe in his own country. 😞
Al dia de hoy, Silvano Aureoles ya no es gobernador de Michoacan, son gobernadores que desde Vicente Fox, Calderon y Peña Nieto crearon sus propios carteles para el trasiego de drogas y acaparamiento de tierras. AMLO aun sigue luchando contra la CORRUPSION y LA IMPUNIDAD, un trabajo bastante complicado para erradicar practicas de este tipo de gobiernos con mas de 70 años de realizar este tipo de actividades ilicitas que han dañado mucho a Mexico y envenenado con drogas a los ciudadanos Norte Americanos.
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where in michoacan ? my family is from maravatio and we havent experienced any bad violence like that ://
24:02 you should have blurred their face..
18:35 guys this is exactly how those live dismemberment execution videos were made, for the people who ask why don't their victims run away, they were promised to go to some "rehab centre" without realizing they're about to be chopped up into pieces alive.
18:55 they're going to kill him and he knows it. It looks similar because it's the same thing!
@AyaTheLostOne Adams Do you think he’ll be released? Think again. Either way he’s dead!
I stopped doing Cocaine 15 years ago because I realized what was happening in Mexico. Luckily Canada has legal weed now so I just grow my own supply, that's how it should be.
I say in about 15 years we will have full legalization in the U.S. Most states are legalizing here, so once the Government sees that nothing bad is happening with having marijuana legal, then they will jump on board and go nation wide
Thanks man, everyone talks about the restaurant but what about consumer, every grame of cocaine gives money to buy bullet and guns to kill mexico´s cititizens
@@alexpacheco6375 Cartels also sell avocados. What should consumers do about that?
@@ThePeacePlant
The US gov knows exactly what's going on. They know that the black market created by the prohibition of drugs causes way more damage than the drugs being prohibited (which get through anyway.)
They know this violence in Mexico and the violence in the streets of the US is a direct result of their so called war on drugs.
They also know that they (gov] have gotten and will continue to receive so much power from thus prohibition in the form of our rights taken away, cash seized, property seized, tax money, and $ from the for profit prison industry in the states.
They might seem stupid, but they aren't. They are just very, very greedy and very corrupt.
@@ccash3290 They should legalize avocados too
Where are they getting all of the weapons and ammo from? America. Where are they getting all of their money from? America.
They smuggle poison into our country to destroy our poorest communities and kill our children, and yet you blame the usa for it, because obviously it would be racist for anyone to expect la raza to stop eating itself.
China too
Dude America is blame for everything!!!! Lmao. My toilet didn’t work today must be America!!! It can’t be that Mexico is corrupt third world nation like the rest of Latin America. Blame spain if anything
@King Crusader The Chinese attempted to eradicate Opium and the British invaded to force them to produce and sell it internationally. Opium Wars as it's called. I get your point nonetheless.
@King Crusader they are both to blame!
Mexican people are very good peoples. I love them. I hope the get their freedom and live the life they always wished🙏
that dudes crying because he just realized that he's a deadman
Last taco dinner comin up yo
why he didnt do anything or admit to anything whats hes got to fear?
But they said they’re just going to send him to the local mexican rehab center will they will help him. He’s probably there right now doing yoga and planting trees and dancing and frolicking in the meadow
@@ShOwStOpp3rr hes connected. Hes screwed
@@Pizza793 hahahaha... naive Gringo!! Ever seen a Mexican rehab center? A mix of mental hospital, backwater slum and Christian jail... 'yoga', 'relax', hahahaha... Commenting with no idea about the facts = textbook 'Mürrican...
It's only Aljazeera that goes to the most dangerous Cartels , ISIS, the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, Boko-Haram, and Alshaabab with so much ease. Respect to these journalists and their crews. Respect.
Vice?
I would much rather interview cartels than some religious nutters in flip flops. Cartels have at least somewhat decency when it comes to civilians, and mainly just want to do their business.
@@sanhdsauohnioshafoiuhsa4851right. decency when they kidnap innocent people from the street and steal cars and extort people... at least the excecutions allow the good pass on to Heaven though.
@@sanhdsauohnioshafoiuhsa4851Los Zetas wiped out about 300 innocent people in one village over a few day's.
@@sanhdsauohnioshafoiuhsa4851stop trying to make competition their all evil and kill the same amount of people, except some are smaller and other bigger
25:25 I’m not impressed about how those people risked their lives to give him their side of the story that he wanted under the condition that he not reveal their location, and he still eludes to where they are. Where they fled is completely unnecessary and only serves to endanger them, it’s really inconsiderate
yeah, dumbass reporters may have got the whole family tortured and killed as a result
I have always been against immigration, but seeing what these poor people have gone through has me thinking differently.
That means there's surely someway most in the govt. are profiting from it.
My heart hurts and goes out to all the innocent civilians and people caught in the middle and being displaced or worse. I wish I could help each and every one. All I can do is offer my prayers 🙏
15:50 fighting the cartels, wears hat that says “mafia life” lol
También me hizo reír lmao
They're actually working with the cartel. Its the same bullshit.
*NETA*
They really think we're stupid to think they're there to defend their people 🙄 💅.
18:47 that guy is in a mass grave now, the "self defence" forces are no better than the cartels
Yes you are correct
if they let him go , what do you think would happen? its his life or theirs as cruel as that sounds
What u want them to do with him if he turns out to be a cjng? Let him go?? Stupid..
Michoacán and it's people were always my favorite during 1970's while living in Guadalajara. Their pine forests reminded me of home and they had incredible sweet onions and strawberries like in the Pacific Northwest. Had many friends from there! Too bad we are all being broken into depressed, violent and, corrupt municipalities.
My fiancé’s family had a strawberry farm and export business. He always talks about how the strawberries and misses those the most. They are in America now
That trophy picture with that poor addict made me cry 😭 I pray for opportunities for all people of Michoacán.
The sad part is if they dont sell drugs they have no other way of making money to live because they are working all day protecting their village
Did u even pay attention lol this people are slaves to the richest bidder in my opinion mencho cjng is there best option.
XD nope, they protect natural resources for corporations, and some times the "own" mines, water supply and more
@@estacion7386 fair enough I didn’t know that
@@estacion7386 like the lithium mines they guard for the Chinese?